Fiscal Cliff (2013)

HARTFORD — If you're a billionaire living in Connecticut, chances are the tax department is keeping an eye on you. Connecticut, home to some of the richest Americans, has a big stake in the billions of dollars in revenue their income taxes generate. State tax officials track quarterly estimated payments of 100 high net-worth taxpayers and can tell when payments are down. Of that number, about a half-dozen taxpayers have an effect on revenue that's noticed in the legislature and the state Department of Revenue Services. "There are probably a handful of people, five to seven people, who if they just picked up and went, you would see that in the revenue stream," said...

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